Green Aviation - statistics & facts

Global air traffic - number of flights 2004-2025

Number of flights performed by the global airline industry from 2004 to 2025, with a forecast for 2026 (in millions)

Global air traffic - scheduled passengers 2004-2026

Number of scheduled passengers boarded by the global airline industry from 2004 to 2025, with a forecast to 2026 (in millions)

Global CO₂ emissions from commercial aviation 2004-2022

Carbon dioxide emissions from commercial aviation worldwide from 2004 to 2022 (in million metric tons)

CO₂ emissions of the aviation industry by flight type 2000-2021

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) direct emissions from the aviation sector worldwide from 2000 to 2021, by flight type (in million metric tons)

Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from the aviation industry 2022-2050

Projected CO₂ emissions from the aviation industry between 2022 and 2050, by scenario (in billion metric tons)*

Energy intensity of commercial passenger aviation 2000-2021

Energy intensity of domestic and international commercial passenger aviation worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in MJ/RTK equivalent)

Share of consumers trying to replace flights for climate change worldwide 2022

Share of consumers likely to stop flying, or replace some flights with trains or bus journeys to limit their contribution to climate change in selected countries worldwide in 2022

Net zero by 2050: strategies in the aviation industry

Contribution of strategies to achieve net zero in the aviation industry by 2050

Aviation industry: announced offtake agreements of SAF 2013-2022

Number of announced offtake agreements of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from 2013 to 2022

Aviation industry: announced offtake volumes of SAF 2013-2022

Announced offtake volume of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from 2013 to 2022 (in million liters)

Aviation industry main purchasers of SAF 2026

Main purchasers of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as of May 2026, by total offtake volume (in billion liters)

Aviation industry: main producers of SAF 2023

Main producers of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as of February 2023, by total offtake volume (in billion liters)

Expected SAF required to reach Net Zero in the aviation industry by 2050

Expected sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) required to achieve Net Zero in the aviation industry by 2050 (in billion liters)

Cost of switching to electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft 2021-2050

Projected cost of switching to electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft worldwide from 2021 to 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Forecast global hydrogen sector demand in sustainable development scenario 2019-2070

Forecast hydrogen demand worldwide in a sustainable development scenario from 2019 to 2070, by sector (in million metric tons)

Global hydrogen aircraft market size 2021-2030

Hydrogen aircraft market size worldwide from 2021 to 2030 (in million U.S. dollars)

Electric aircraft market size worldwide forecast 2019-2026

Projected electric aircraft market size worldwide from 2019 to 2026 (in million U.S. dollars)

Green aviation: energy efficiency of electric vs fossil-fueled aircrafts 2022

Cruise energy efficiency of electric vs fossil-fueled regional aircrafts as estimated in 2022 (in MJ/RPK)

Number of carbon accredited airports worldwide 2009-2023

Number of carbon accredited airports worldwide from 2009 to 2023

Number of carbon accredited airports worldwide by region 2023

Number of carbon accredited airports worldwide in 2022/2023, by region

Number of carbon accredited airports worldwide by level 2021

Number of carbon accredited airports worldwide in 2021, by level

Share of passengers traveling through carbon accredited airports 2010-2021

Share of passengers traveling through carbon accredited airports worldwide from 2010 to 2021

Green aviation: number of SAF airports worldwide by delivery type 2014-2023

Number of airports distributing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2014 to 2023, by delivery type